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Dutch
Etymology
- (Friesland) First attested as ghaest around 1333. Calque of West Frisian Westergeast, derived in turn from a compound of wester (“western, west-”) and Old Frisian gast (“elevated sandy land”). The element wester was added to distinguish the settlement from Wijgeest.
- (Noord-Holland) First attested as Westegeest in 1562. Compound of wester (“western”) and geest (“elevated sandy land”). Named after a polder.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌʋɛs.tərˈɣeːst/ (Friesland)
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɛs.tərˌɣeːst/ (Noord-Holland)
- Hyphenation: Wes‧ter‧geest
- Rhymes: -eːst
Proper noun
Westergeest n
- A village in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands
- A hamlet in Texel, North Holland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “westergeest”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN